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Bromine, Bromide, Bromate; Does it Matter If It’s in Seaweed? - Maine Coast Sea Vegetables

Bromine, Bromide, Bromate; Does it Matter If It’s in Seaweed?

Nutrition & Health
Customers sometimes ask about the bromine (or bromide) found in seaweed. Maybe they know that since bromine is the seventh most abundant mineral in seawater, all seafood, including sea vegetables, contains some form of it.  Scientists know of over 1,690 naturally occurring organobromine compounds in marine plants and animals.  One group of these, known as bromophenols, help give shrimp and other seafood its “ocean flavor”. 
Bromine, Bromide, Bromate; Does it Matter If It’s in Seaweed? - Maine Coast Sea Vegetables

Bromine, Bromide, Bromate; Does it Matter If It’s in Seaweed?

Nutrition & Health
Customers sometimes ask about the bromine (or bromide) found in seaweed. Maybe they know that since bromine is the seventh most abundant mineral in seawater, all seafood, including sea vegetables, contains some form of it.  Scientists know of over 1,690 naturally occurring organobromine compounds in marine plants and animals.  One group of these, known as bromophenols, help give shrimp and other seafood its “ocean flavor”. 
A Sea of Plastic: Is Plastic On My Seaweed? - Maine Coast Sea Vegetables

A Sea of Plastic: Is Plastic On My Seaweed?

Seaweed and Pollution
Is there a danger that sea vegetables contain or are coated by microplastics?  Does Maine Coast Sea Vegetables test for this type of contamination? How many microplastics are in the Gulf of Maine, anyways? 
Where's The Dulse!? An Explanation of Seaweed Shortages and Order Limits - Maine Coast Sea Vegetables

Where's The Dulse!? An Explanation of Seaweed Shortages and Order Limits

Resource Management
Dulse (Palmaria palmata) has been prized by Maine Coast Sea Vegetable customers since we first offered it in the early 1980’s. Although some say dulse is an acquired taste, once acquired it’s with enthusiasm!

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